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II.A -i3 <br />Hot Bills <br />Act Now <br />: <br />SIB 966 (Alarcon). <br />. Contractor's Costs. <br />Oppose. <br />SB 491 (Duchany). <br />Local Government. <br />■ Housing Elements. <br />: Support. <br />■ <br />: <br />■ <br />Want more details on <br />these and other bills? <br />Log on to the League of <br />California Cities Web site <br />at www.cacities.orgl <br />legtracking. <br />/ 1 Y 1 July 3, 2003 <br />Issue #26 -2003 <br />ofth -,a, coo mis O I ad utadotes 1pislolirt aNd 1oAY iiwei Ilwt oJJett taGfaraio t4+es <br />THE FLIP -FLOP: A DANGEROUS IDEA FOR CLOSING THE <br />STATE BUDGET GAP? <br />With lawmakers and the Governor locked in continued conflict over how <br />to close the state budget gap, a new idea has been floated to finance $11.7 <br />billion of the state's $38 billion budget deficit over ten years (instead of the <br />original five) by lowering the local sales tax rate and increasing the state <br />sales tax by a commensurate rate. Sources refer to this as the "flip- flop ". <br />Some reports indicate that cities and counties will be compensated by the <br />state through payments from the county ERAF fund. How this would be done <br />is anyone's guess, and no one is really sure. For more, see page 8. <br />. a a a a a a a a.. a a a a a a a a <br />ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS RELEASE NEW BUDGET PLAN <br />LIMITED IMPACT ON CITIES <br />On Monday, June 30, Assembly Republicans offered a new budget <br />proposal that would balance the state budget without increasing taxes. It <br />appears to largely protect local services. It also promotes a number of <br />structural reforms including a balanced budget amendment, local mandate <br />reform, a spending cap, "Sinclair Paint" fee reform, and local government <br />protection. For more, see page 9. <br />................... <br />CALIFORNIA'S OPEN GOVERNMENT LAW CELEBRATES <br />50 YEAR MARK <br />JULY 4, 10 A.M. BROADCAST ON CALIFORNIA CHANNEL <br />Page 2 MCCLINTOCK FILES MEASURES TO END VEHICLE LICENSE FEES <br />LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PULLING OF VLF TRIGGER FILED <br />Page 3 HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTS TO PROTECT FUNDING FOR OLDER AMERICANS <br />The League this week joined with the California First Amendment Coalition, <br />the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the League of Women <br />Voters in sponsoring a 50 -year anniversary celebration of the passage of <br />California's open government law, the Ralph M. Brown Act. For more, see <br />page 8. <br />HIGHWAY USERS TAX MONIES TO BE DELAYED <br />BINDING ARBITRATION - IT'S BACK! <br />Page 4 FREE "BROWNFIELDS" CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 27 -29 IN PORTLAND <br />HOUSE PASSES FISCAL YEAR 2004 HOMELAND SECURITY SPENDING BILL <br />Page 5 AIR RESOURCES BOARD PROPOSES REGULATION <br />Page 6 THE BUDGET STORY - SOME PRESS QUOTES <br />Page 7 LOCAL UPDATE <br />Page 12 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />